Hi everyone,
This week the rudder was rebuilt, the toerails replaced and progress made on various new stainless steel fittings.
The rudder was rebuilt due to very bad osmosis and it being full of water. Happily the stainless shaft and "frame" were found to be in pretty good shape so could be re-used.
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| Stripping the old rudder |
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| Tidying up the s/s frame |
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| One side laid up |
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| Finishing the job |
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| New rudder! |
The old toerails were quite badly corroded in places due to dissimilar metals (eg stainless steel staunchions and the like). There were also a couple of bent sections from minor collisions in times past. Happily Precision had a toerail from an Oyster 43 which had similar section and was in much better condition.
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| New toerails and cabin windows |
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| New stemhead |
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| Nice quarter view |
Jobs still to do include fitting new s/s pushpit/arch, windlass, anchor roller and mast fittings, a new cabin sole and hull antifouling. Should be completed in early June if not later this month.
Looking good. Kev.
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